MEMPHIS

(includes Millington)

BARS & NIGHTCLUBS
●Automatic Slim’s Tonga Club – 83 South 2^nd Street; 901-525-7948; automaticslimsmemphis.com; recent ownership changes; name “Automatic Slim” comes from old blues song, and “Tonga Club” was local teen hangout popular in early 1960s; long martini menu.
●Buccaneer – 1368 Monroe Avenue; 901-278-0909; live music; dive-y.
●Cove – 2559 Broad Avenue; 901-730-0719; thecovememphis.com; New Orleans-themed cocktail and oyster bar.
●Ernestine & Hazel’s – 531 South Main Street; 901-523-9754; earnestineandhazels.com; bar and grill; former brothel; downstairs is beer only bar that serves sloppy Soul burgers; upstairs, down rabbit warren of rooms is “Nate’s” – liquor bar in tiny room.
●Hi-Tone Cafe – 1913 Poplar Avenue; 901-278-8663; hitonememphis.com; generic food and live music and small gallery.
●Hollywood Disco – 115 Vance Avenue; 901-528-9313; hollywooddisco.com; open till 4 a.m.; has car service to take you home.
●Lamplighter Lounge – 1702 Madison Avenue; 901-726-1101.
●Mollie Fontaine – 679 Adams Avenue; 901-524-1886; molliefontainelounge.com; 2-story Victorian house with chandeliers, low-slung couches, and oversize fashion photographs; jazz singer.
●Wild Bill’s – 1580 Vollintine Avenue; 901-726-5473; myspace.com/wildbills; dive bar, barbecue, and “soul joint”; run by Archie Turner, late Willie Turner’s son; Willie Turner was producer of Al Green and others at Stax.
●Young Avenue Deli – 2119 Young Avenue; 901-278-0034; youngavenuedeli.com; generic food and live music.



HOTELS
●Madison Hotel – 79 Madison Avenue; 901-333-1200; madisonhotelmemphis.com; luxurious and spacious; near Beale Street.
●Peabody Hotel – 149 Union Avenue; 901-529-4000 or 800-732-2639; peabodymemphis.com; ducks march through lobby twice daily.



RESTAURANTS
●A&R BBQ – 1802 Elvis Presley Boulevard; 901-774-7444; aandrbbq.com; highly regarded.
●A&R BBQ – 3721 Hickory Hill Road; 901-365-9777; aandrbbq.com; highly regarded.
●A&R BBQ – 24 North 3^rd Street; 901-524-5242; aandrbbq.com; highly regarded.
●Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen – 712 West Brookhaven Circle; 901-347-3569; andrewmichaelitaliankitchen.com; Italian.
●Automatic Slim’s Tonga Club – 83 South 2^nd Street; 901-525-7948; automaticslimsmemphis.com; recent ownership changes have affected consistency at this once-hot restaurant, but still fun for late-night bite (fried fish, jerk chicken, or tobacco fries); name “Automatic Slim” comes from old blues song, and “Tonga Club” was local teen hangout popular in early 1960s.
●Bar-B-Q Shop – 1782 Madison Avenue; 901-272-1277; dancingpigs.com; highly regarded.
●Beauty Shop – 966 South Cooper Street; 901-272-7111; thebeautyshoprestaurant.com; fun, kitschy atmosphere (you indeed dine in refurbished hair-dryer chairs); but what keeps place packed is fantastic, globally inspired food (especially salads).
●Cafe 1912 – 243 South Cooper Street; 901-722-2700; cafe1912.com; especially good for brunch.
●Central BBQ Memphis – 2249 Central Avenue; 901-272-9377; cbqmemphis.com; highly regarded.
●Central BBQ Memphis – 147 East Butler Avenue; 901-672-7760; cbqmemphis.com; highly regarded.
●Central BBQ Memphis – 4375 Summer Avenue; 901-767-4672; cbqmemphis.com; highly regarded.
●Charlie Vergo’s Rendezvous – 52 South 2^nd Street; 901-523-2746; hogsfly.com; highly regarded barbeque.
●Cove – 2559 Broad Avenue; 901-730-0719; thecovememphis.com; New Orleans-themed cocktail and oyster bar.
●Cozy Corner BBQ – 745 North Parkway; 901-527-9158; cozycornerbbq.com; highly regarded.
●Ernestine & Hazel’s – 531 South Main Street; 901-523-9754; earnestineandhazels.com; bar and grill.
●Gus’s World Famous Hot & Spicy Chicken – 310 South Front Street; 901-527-4877; chicken.
●Hi-Tone Cafe – 1913 Poplar Avenue; 901-278-8663; hitonememphis.com; generic food and live music and small gallery.
●Hog & Hominy – 707 West Brookhaven Circle; 901-207-7396; hogandhominy.com; highly regarded Italian restaurant.
●Jim Neely’s Interstate Barbecue – 2265 South 3^rd Street; 901-775-2304; interstatebarbecue.com; highly regarded.
●Iris – 2146 Monroe Avenue; 901-590-2828; restaurantiris.com; considered Memphis’ best restaurant.
●Neely’s Bar-B-Que – 670 Jefferson Street; 901-521-9798; among best Memphis-style barbecue in town; ribs served dry or wet; if you want to try something different: barbecue spaghetti.
●Neely’s Bar-B-Que – 5700 Mt. Moriah Road; 901-795-4177; among best Memphis-style barbecue in town; ribs served dry or wet; if you want to try something different: barbecue spaghetti.
●Jim Neely’s Interstate Barbecue – 2265 South 3^rd Street; 901-775-2304; interstatebarbecue.com; highly regarded.
●Noodle Doodle Do – 964 South Cooper Street; 901-272-0830; dosushimemphis.com; good noodles and sushi; crowded, loud, and noisy.
●One & Only BBQ – 1779 Kirby Parkway #1A; 901-751-3615; oneandonlybbq.com; highly regarded.
●Payne’s Bar-B-Que – 1762 Lamar Avenue; 901-272-1523; southernbbqtrail.com/tn/paynes/paynes.shtml; highly regarded.
●Wild Bill’s – 1580 Vollintine Avenue; 901-726-5473; myspace.com/wildbills; dive bar, barbecue, and “soul joint.”
●Woodstock Store & Deli – 6055 Woodstock Cuba Road (Millington); 901- 358-0739; Anthony Bledsoe cuts his own trees for fuel, choosing hickory trees from forests that surround tiny community (Woodstock); Mr. Bledsoe has been working barbecue pits for over 4 decades, since he was 13, perfecting his hot sauce; try Sleeper, pound of chopped barbecue between buns.
●Young Avenue Deli – 2119 Young Avenue; 901-278-0034; youngavenuedeli.com; generic food and live music.



SHOPPING
●Goner Records – 2152 Young Avenue; 901-722-0095; goner-records.com.
●Hi-Tone Cafe – 1913 Poplar Avenue; 901-278-8663; hitonememphis.com; generic food and live music and small gallery.
●Odessa Gallery – 2613 Broad Avenue; odessatheblog.wordpress.com; music, technology, and visual art gallery.
●Shangri-La Records – 1916 Madison Avenue; 901-274-1916; shangri.com.



SIGHTS & SITES
●Beale Street – downtown Memphis; food and music venues.
●Electrocity – twitter.com/electro_city; semi-legal, DJ-sponsored warehouse party that rotates through different locales.
●Graceland – 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard; 901-332-3322; elvis.com.
●Minglewood Hall – 1555 Madison Avenue; 901-312-6058; minglewoodhall.com; 1500-seat concert space.
●National Civil Rights Museum – 450 Mulberry Street; 901-521-9699; civilrightsmuseum.org; privately-owned historic building & museum complex built around former Lorraine Motel at 450 Mulberry Street , where Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated on April 4, 1968; museum traces Civil Rights Movement history from 17^th Century to present.
●Nocturnal – 1588 Madison Avenue; 901-726-1548; myspace.com/nocturnalmemphis; concert venue.
●Stax Museum of American Soul Music – 926 East McLemore Avenue; 901-946-2535; staxmuseum.com.
●Sun Studio – 706 Union Avenue; 901-521-0664; sunstudio.com.